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. >> you don't think there will be a better prepared president obama on stage next week? >> when you're not that bright, you can't get better prepared. >> lazy. not that bright. this is the president of the united states he's talking about. he was pressed about .comment. >> did you really need to call the president of the united states lazy? >> yes. i think you saw him admit it the night before when he delivered the pizzas. he said, you know, they're making me do this work. he didn't want to prepare for this debate. he's lazy and disengaged. >> now, we've seen this disrespect right from day one. it cannot be tolerated. mitt romney must denounce a n sununu's ugly talk. joining me now, opinion writer from the "washington post," and victoria defrancesco, a fellow at the university of texas and an msnbc contributor. thanks both of you for being here tonight. jonathan, calling the president lazy. how does governor romney allow this to be said on his behalf? >> he just allows to be said. this isn't the first time governor sununu has said impertinent things about the president.
. >> you don't think there will be a better prepared president obama on stage next week? >> when you're not that bright, you can't get better prepared. >> lazy. not that bright. this is the president of the united states he's talking about. he was pressed about .comment. >> did you really need to call the president of the united states lazy? >> yes. i think you saw him admit it the night before when he delivered the pizzas. he said, you know, they're making me do...
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iowa remains fluid but has tilted towards obama in the past two weeks. so with all of the tightening of the national polls, on the ground and battlegrounds, it seems like they are getting nervous with a lot of justification, jonathan. >> well, as both sides have known all along, as we have known all along, it's going to be about the ground game, both in the early voting states such as ohio but also on election day. getting those people out to the polls, early vote or get to the polls on november 6th and that's something that the obama campaign has been focused on from minute one and also focused on getting out their coalition of voters. women, people of color, african-americans in particular, latinos in particular, getting them out there in the numbers that they voted in 2008, get them to do that again in 2012. >> now, krystal, the obama campaign is getting very specific about that. quote, after using their huge database increased registration among favorable voting groups in crucial states, they are now pinpointing people who is on absentee ballots and
iowa remains fluid but has tilted towards obama in the past two weeks. so with all of the tightening of the national polls, on the ground and battlegrounds, it seems like they are getting nervous with a lot of justification, jonathan. >> well, as both sides have known all along, as we have known all along, it's going to be about the ground game, both in the early voting states such as ohio but also on election day. getting those people out to the polls, early vote or get to the polls on...
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swing state polls last week showed obama ahead by three points in wisconsin, by seven in michigan, but also losing to come ree in colorado and virginia. i mean, what do you make of the state of the race right now, bob? >> well, i think the whole variety of polls all over the place, i think the race has tightened since the first debate. i think you're right. the fighting barack obama has to show up tomorrow. by the way, it doesn't have to be obnoxious. when he gets asked a question by someone in the audience, stand up and say, look, there's a real difference between what i would do and what governor romney would do and outline that difference and show how he's going to stand up and fight for the middle class. i think the structure of this race still favors the president because romney virtually has to run the table, especially if obama holds that lead in ohio. >> now, joan, should the president point out the blatant dishonesty and distortions of mr. romney and his campaign to mr. romney tomorrow night in front of, i'm sure, what is going to be a record breaking crowd of viewers for the
swing state polls last week showed obama ahead by three points in wisconsin, by seven in michigan, but also losing to come ree in colorado and virginia. i mean, what do you make of the state of the race right now, bob? >> well, i think the whole variety of polls all over the place, i think the race has tightened since the first debate. i think you're right. the fighting barack obama has to show up tomorrow. by the way, it doesn't have to be obnoxious. when he gets asked a question by...
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, just today, two top republican presidential candidates attacked president obama for naming new officials to the national labor board, a move he made to shore up union rights. >> he ade it's killing jobs. this president is a chronny capitalist. he's a job killer. >> he's done it for a clear raise. he's paying off the union allies. you don't want to come here to be left-wing union nlb -- >> labor stooges? chronny capitalists? this is what unions are facing this year with scott walker and people like him. reactionaries who want to roll back decades of progress and put corporations before workers. joining me now is mike tate, chairman of the wisconsin democratic party, which is helping to coordinate the recall effort. mike, how strong is the recall movement right now? >> hi, reverend. the recall movement is very strong, made up nos just of labor union households, but people from all over the state concerned about what scott walker has done to wisconsin in just the one year he was in office. we had half a million right before christmas, we're on track to hit or publicly stated goal of 720,000
, just today, two top republican presidential candidates attacked president obama for naming new officials to the national labor board, a move he made to shore up union rights. >> he ade it's killing jobs. this president is a chronny capitalist. he's a job killer. >> he's done it for a clear raise. he's paying off the union allies. you don't want to come here to be left-wing union nlb -- >> labor stooges? chronny capitalists? this is what unions are facing this year with scott...
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and this tape has handed the obama campaign the political equivalent of a sledge hammer. in virginia today, the president was swinging it again at mr. romney's view of america. >> i don't believe we can get very far with leaders who write off half the nation as a bunch of victims, who think that they're not interested in taking responsibility for their own lives. i don't see a lot of victims in this crowd today. i see hard working virginiians. nobody believes that anyone's entitled to success in this country. we don't believe the government should be helping people who refuse to help themselves, but we do believe in something called opportunity. the values we believe in don't just belong to workers or businesses, the 53% or the 47%, the rich or the poor, the 1%, the 99% -- these are american values. they belong to all of us. >> they belong to all of us. suddenly, the talk about taxes doesn't seem so bad, and that political sledgehammer was passed to joe biden today. for the first time, he weighed in on the tape. it was classic joe biden. >> he thinks these folks believe t
and this tape has handed the obama campaign the political equivalent of a sledge hammer. in virginia today, the president was swinging it again at mr. romney's view of america. >> i don't believe we can get very far with leaders who write off half the nation as a bunch of victims, who think that they're not interested in taking responsibility for their own lives. i don't see a lot of victims in this crowd today. i see hard working virginiians. nobody believes that anyone's entitled to...
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with basically just an attack on obama. i've said this before, i've been writing this all week. the only consistent theme here in tampa is going negative on obama. that's like the glue that holds them all together. and that's giving mitt romney some leeway, i think with his narrative. but i've got to agree with david. i think mitt romney is running to be our boss. he's running to the guy to turn this around and be ceo of america. we don't always like our bosses. that can be okay. he's a technocrat. that is the genuine thing for him to do. >> david, you mentioned bain as well as ana marie just did. i'll give you a quote from the excerpts from his speech tonight. quote, when i was 37 i helped start a small company. that business we started with ten people has now grown into a great american success story. so it seems that he's going to try to now paint bain as a great american success story that started his little business that grew into a success story. so the fact that people talk about he was talking about opponents. you're just anti-american success is the narrative. >> it's i
with basically just an attack on obama. i've said this before, i've been writing this all week. the only consistent theme here in tampa is going negative on obama. that's like the glue that holds them all together. and that's giving mitt romney some leeway, i think with his narrative. but i've got to agree with david. i think mitt romney is running to be our boss. he's running to the guy to turn this around and be ceo of america. we don't always like our bosses. that can be okay. he's a...
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for weeks, republicans have been playing a juvenile game of chick nl refusing to give in on tax cuts for millionaires. demanded more cuts to the social safety net. today, president obama made it clear to the gop take the deal. >> you are hurting me in order to give another advantage to folks who don't need help. and we had an extensive debate about this for a year. and not only does the majority of the american people agree with me, about half of republican voters agree with me on this. so, at some point, there's got to be i think a recognition on the part of my republican friends that take the deal. >> take the deal. it's just that simple. republicans lost the election. polling is against them. it makes you wonder, is political pettiness their only rationale for saying no? i hope not. so does this president. >> if you just pull back from the immediate political battles, if you kind of peel off the partisan war paint, then we should be able to get something done. >> the president has done everything he can to get something done. he's put forth a detailed plan. and, today, he spent a
for weeks, republicans have been playing a juvenile game of chick nl refusing to give in on tax cuts for millionaires. demanded more cuts to the social safety net. today, president obama made it clear to the gop take the deal. >> you are hurting me in order to give another advantage to folks who don't need help. and we had an extensive debate about this for a year. and not only does the majority of the american people agree with me, about half of republican voters agree with me on this....
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obama is? is there a problem that he's been mischaracterized successfully by the republicans? >> well, the problem important the president has been that you have a republican party that's been calling the president a failure. without telling the american people that they are complicit in the failure saying the president has been. so i think what the president needs to do is to remind the american people where we were when he was inaugurated on january 20, 2009. to talk about where we are right now which is -- a heck afterlet better than we were four years ago and then most importantly, talking about where he wants to take the country from january 20, 2013, to the end of what he hopes will be a second term. i think the president has a very good story to tell. doesn't have to be terribly defensive. you know, in an interview he said when he was asked to give himself a grade on the economy, he said that he deserved an incomplete. i think he's being realistic because he can't say that he's done ever
obama is? is there a problem that he's been mischaracterized successfully by the republicans? >> well, the problem important the president has been that you have a republican party that's been calling the president a failure. without telling the american people that they are complicit in the failure saying the president has been. so i think what the president needs to do is to remind the american people where we were when he was inaugurated on january 20, 2009. to talk about where we are...
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today president obama was in virginia, the land of governor ultrasound. appealing directly to women and he had more of that diagnosis. >> if you say you're for equal pay or for equal work but you sign a bill that protects equal pay for equal work, you might have romnesia. if you say women should have access to contraceptive care, you support legislation that would allow your employer to deny you contraceptive care, you might have a case of romnesia. if you say you'll protect a woman's right to choose but say that you would be delighted to outline the right to choose in all cases, man, you've definitely got romnesia. >> looks like the president will out for the next 18 days. joining me now is congresswoman carolyn maloney, democrat from new york and strong advocate for women's health and maria teresa kumar, an msnbc contributor. thanks for your time. >> congresswoman, let me start with you. in your estimation s. romney/ryan making headway with women voters? zabs lawsuitly not. and the way to cure romnesia, which the president pointed out so clearly, is to
today president obama was in virginia, the land of governor ultrasound. appealing directly to women and he had more of that diagnosis. >> if you say you're for equal pay or for equal work but you sign a bill that protects equal pay for equal work, you might have romnesia. if you say women should have access to contraceptive care, you support legislation that would allow your employer to deny you contraceptive care, you might have a case of romnesia. if you say you'll protect a woman's...
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there was a pew poll last week that showed that. i think you're going to see those things mentioned in the convention this week. >> jonathan capehart and margie omero, thank you for your time this weekend and have a great weekend. >> thank you. you too. >>> still ahead, governor romney picked up where ryan left off. the lies and deceit went primetime again. but democrats are keeping him honest today. look at those toys. insurance must be expensive. nah. [ dennis' voice ] i bet he's got an allstate agent. they can save you up to 30% more by bundling your policies. well, his dog's stupid. [ dennis' voice ] poodles are one of the world's smartest breeds. are you in good hands? throughout our lives. one a day women's 50+ is a complete multivitamin designed for women's health concerns as we age. it has more of 7 antioxidants to support cell health. one a day 50+. >>> foeblgs, have you checked us out on facebook? the "politicsnation" conversation is going strong all day long. today our fans were talking about what else? clint eastwood's c
there was a pew poll last week that showed that. i think you're going to see those things mentioned in the convention this week. >> jonathan capehart and margie omero, thank you for your time this weekend and have a great weekend. >> thank you. you too. >>> still ahead, governor romney picked up where ryan left off. the lies and deceit went primetime again. but democrats are keeping him honest today. look at those toys. insurance must be expensive. nah. [ dennis' voice ] i...
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who is this guy, can you trust him, and which mitt romney are we going to be seeing tomorrow, next week, next month, that sort of thing. >> congresswoman, i heard a commentator say earlier that he's a man that comes out of a private sector and he's used to saying whatever it takes to close the deal. well, that may work in business but will that work with voters if they feel you are not authentic, no core beliefs in anything, can they close the deal with someone that they don't believe really believes anything? >> well, this lack of core belief is certainly an issue but the worse in politics, reverend, is lack of respect. when you disrespect people and that's what we saw in that authentic moment of mitt romney when he was talking to all his rich friends, that he has content, disrespect for people, anybody who has any -- relies on government in any way, medicare, social security, veterans benefits, we're talking about active military. the disrespect that he showed is something that i think all voters ought to take with them to the voting booth. >> michelle, quickly, let me ask you -- i st
who is this guy, can you trust him, and which mitt romney are we going to be seeing tomorrow, next week, next month, that sort of thing. >> congresswoman, i heard a commentator say earlier that he's a man that comes out of a private sector and he's used to saying whatever it takes to close the deal. well, that may work in business but will that work with voters if they feel you are not authentic, no core beliefs in anything, can they close the deal with someone that they don't believe...
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, michelle obama? she is a tough act to follow. for the gentlemen out there who are not yet married, let me just explain to you, your goal is to improve your gene pool, by marrying somebody superior to you. >> alison
, michelle obama? she is a tough act to follow. for the gentlemen out there who are not yet married, let me just explain to you, your goal is to improve your gene pool, by marrying somebody superior to you. >> alison
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week. quote, romney and ryan will tour six cities in the buckeye state monday, tuesday and wednesday, promoting the romney plan for a stronger middle class. now, no republican has ever won the white house without winning ohio. but how do you go to ohio -- how do you go to the buckeye state that is full of the 47 per centers and turn this around? >> he's pretty behind in the polls right now. republicans will tell you if they're speaking privately that it's 8 or 7 or 9 points. but you know, the thing that's really amazing about this is it's a campaign in trouble. some of the people i think who are getting more powerful in that campaign like kevin madden and ed gillespie are pretty smart. but they're now moving on to the president's turf. because there's a whole raft pulling out there, including in ohio that says who stands up for the middle class and who favors the rich? romney overwhelmingly is seen as favoring the rich, the president overwhelmingly is seen as the person who wants to stand u
week. quote, romney and ryan will tour six cities in the buckeye state monday, tuesday and wednesday, promoting the romney plan for a stronger middle class. now, no republican has ever won the white house without winning ohio. but how do you go to ohio -- how do you go to the buckeye state that is full of the 47 per centers and turn this around? >> he's pretty behind in the polls right now. republicans will tell you if they're speaking privately that it's 8 or 7 or 9 points. but you know,...
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, michelle obama? she is a tough act to follow. for the gentlemen out there who are not yet married, let me just explain to you, your goal is to improve your gene pool, by marrying somebody superior to you. >> alison samuels, news writer, and author of "what would michelle do?" congratulations on the book. have a good weekend. >> thank you you to. you at home, have a great weekend, i'm al sharpton, have a great weekend, "hardball" starts right now. >> not enough jobs, let's play "hardball."
, michelle obama? she is a tough act to follow. for the gentlemen out there who are not yet married, let me just explain to you, your goal is to improve your gene pool, by marrying somebody superior to you. >> alison samuels, news writer, and author of "what would michelle do?" congratulations on the book. have a good weekend. >> thank you you to. you at home, have a great weekend, i'm al sharpton, have a great weekend, "hardball" starts right now. >> not...
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last week john metz told "the huffington post" he recalled what he called a 5% obama care surcharge on meals at denny's 30 restaurants across florida. in response some denny's strants were threatened with calls and threats of boycotts. so the ceo told metz to knock it off. and metz backed down, saying they will not have a surcharge after all. this guy was on the wrong side of the issue but he's not the only one. at least 18 states, most of them run by far right governors, say they won't set up exchanges for people to buy insurance. they'll let the federal government do it instead. of course, they don't realize public opinion is turning in favor of the law. 49% of americans want to keep or expand the law. only 33% want to repeal it. that's the lowest support for repeal since the health care law was passed. and it will only get more popular. the health department has just released the rules on coverage for people with preexisting conditions. that's what the law does. it protects people with preexisting conditions. it allows young people to stay on their parents' plans. it offers free pre
last week john metz told "the huffington post" he recalled what he called a 5% obama care surcharge on meals at denny's 30 restaurants across florida. in response some denny's strants were threatened with calls and threats of boycotts. so the ceo told metz to knock it off. and metz backed down, saying they will not have a surcharge after all. this guy was on the wrong side of the issue but he's not the only one. at least 18 states, most of them run by far right governors, say they...
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this is what a president does. >> right. >> and watching the video of governor christie and president obama together, you know, i felt this wave of nostalgia wash over me because this harkened back to a time when democrats and republicans could fight like hell to get legislation through, to get things passed, but when the national interest demanded it, they put politics aside to do what is best for the american people and that's what we saw in new jersey today when you have the governor, when you have the president. and, remember, the governor is someone who has hammered the president pretty hard on the campaign trail on behalf of mitt romney and when disaster struck, the governor and the president put their hardest and politics aside to do what is best for the people of the garden state. we need more of that. >> well, there was not that in every corner. for example, this was tweeted. the big federal government some say has needed to deal well big problems like sandy went home early in d.c. yesterday and is mostly closed today. or, grover norquist, the right wing anti-tax leader using hurri
this is what a president does. >> right. >> and watching the video of governor christie and president obama together, you know, i felt this wave of nostalgia wash over me because this harkened back to a time when democrats and republicans could fight like hell to get legislation through, to get things passed, but when the national interest demanded it, they put politics aside to do what is best for the american people and that's what we saw in new jersey today when you have the...
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a week ago the romney campaign released this ad slamming president obama for something he said at a virginia fund-raiser. quote, if you got a business, you didn't build that. romney's trying to push the right wing line the president only believes in government and doesn't understand the private sector. the problem is romney is out of a significant portion of the speech and totally distorts the president's point. the president was arguing that the government can help job creators. not that it is the only key to job creation. the romney ad is deceiving and is wrong. and yet, it has become a staple of his campaign. at a fund-raiser in oakland last night, the president called him out on it. >> earlier today governor romney was at it again. knowingly twisting my words around to suggest i don't value small businesses. now, you know, look, in politics, we all tolerate a certain amount of spin. although, you know, when folks just like omit entire sentences of what you said, they start kind of suppliesi isuppliesing . >> you may have gone over the edge there. romney is now running on this distortion
a week ago the romney campaign released this ad slamming president obama for something he said at a virginia fund-raiser. quote, if you got a business, you didn't build that. romney's trying to push the right wing line the president only believes in government and doesn't understand the private sector. the problem is romney is out of a significant portion of the speech and totally distorts the president's point. the president was arguing that the government can help job creators. not that it is...
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over and over again they are saying you can't just say you don't want to be obama. you've got to come up with a positive, affirmative message and a plan here right now. that's what this party needs to do as soon as they get a standard bearer. but they've got to do it quickly. >> we've gone from compassionate conservativism to severe conservatism. >> reverend, always good to be with you. >>> coming up -- outrage over a gop hearing on birth control and women's health dominated by men. democratic lawmakers are asking where are the women? >>> plus, mitt romney thinks he can win michigan by attacking unions and the auto bailout. good luck with that one, willard. >>> and give it up for the underdog. if jeremy lin can make it, so can you. lessons from basketball's newest star. you're watching "politics nation" on msnbc. [ male announcer ] juice drink too watery? ♪ feel the power my young friend. mmm! [ male announcer ] for excellent fruit and veggie nutrition... v8 v-fusion, also refreshing plus tea. could've had a v8. >>> a raucous hearing today on contraception that le
over and over again they are saying you can't just say you don't want to be obama. you've got to come up with a positive, affirmative message and a plan here right now. that's what this party needs to do as soon as they get a standard bearer. but they've got to do it quickly. >> we've gone from compassionate conservativism to severe conservatism. >> reverend, always good to be with you. >>> coming up -- outrage over a gop hearing on birth control and women's health...
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you heard mitt romney, about six weeks ago, releasing talking points from their campaign. and their thinking was by this date the obama economy would reassert itself in a negative way, but so far you haven't seen that. you have seen robust poll numberes. it is not even necessarily unemployment rates. ticked up to 171,000 jobs created. people look at how many bags of groceries they can buy at piggly wiggly. they look at gas prices. look at whether or not their neighbor is employed. in ohio you see 12% unemployment rate four years ago. 7% now. that's why you look at midwestern firewall for the president holding up in this sort of fool's aaron that romney is taking in eyeing pennsylvania at this late date. >> i'm out of time. but i must ask you this, jonathan, new york times is reporting that romney camp has been wooing, of all controversial characters, glenn beck. glenn beck's unique position as both a mormon and prominent voice amath evangelicals have been too tempting for m romney's campaign it pass up. campaign officials have quietly courted mr. beck. is that a sign of de
you heard mitt romney, about six weeks ago, releasing talking points from their campaign. and their thinking was by this date the obama economy would reassert itself in a negative way, but so far you haven't seen that. you have seen robust poll numberes. it is not even necessarily unemployment rates. ticked up to 171,000 jobs created. people look at how many bags of groceries they can buy at piggly wiggly. they look at gas prices. look at whether or not their neighbor is employed. in ohio you...